{"id":2624,"date":"2015-06-05T18:59:47","date_gmt":"2015-06-05T17:59:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eyeplug.net\/magazine\/?p=2624"},"modified":"2011-09-30T12:18:32","modified_gmt":"2011-09-30T12:18:32","slug":"villain-third-window-films","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eyeplug.net\/magazine\/villain-third-window-films\/","title":{"rendered":"Villain – Third Window Films"},"content":{"rendered":"

Villain – Third Window Films\u00a0Is pleased to announce the CD release of\u00a0 (Dec 5 2011)<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

A film by <\/strong>Lee Sang-il (Hula Girls<\/em><\/strong>)\u00a0<\/strong>NOMINATED for 15 Japanese Academy Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/strong>WINNER of 5 Japanese Academy Awards including:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Best Actress, Actor, Supporting Actress, Supporting Actor and Music Score<\/strong><\/p>\n

WINNER \u2018Best Actress \u2013 Eri Fukatsu\u2019 \u2013 Montreal Film Festival<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/strong>WINNER \u2018Best Actor \u2013 Satoshi Tsumabuki\u2019 \u2013 53rd<\/sup> Blue Ribbon Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n

WINNER \u2018Best Japanese Film of 2010\u2019 \u2013 Kinema Junpo<\/strong><\/p>\n

Starring: <\/strong>Eri Fukatsu (The Magic Hour, Bayside Shakedown)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Satoshi Tsumabuki (Tokyo!, Villon\u2019s Wife, Pandemic)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Hikari Mitsushima (Love Exposure, Death Note, Sawako Decides)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Masaki Okada (Confessions<\/em><\/strong>)<\/strong><\/p>\n

UK RELEASE DATE: \u00a019 August 2011 DVD out to purchase on 5 December 2011<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

With over twenty companies bidding for the film adaptation rights, and many of Japan\u2019s top directors vying for the project, Lee Sang-il\u2019s adaptation of Shuichi Yoshida\u2019s award-winning novel Villain <\/em>was one of the most hotly anticipated films of 2010.\u00a0 A critical hit at festivals both at home and abroad, Villain<\/em> swept the board at the Japan Academy Awards, receiving fifteen nominations in thirteen categories, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Score, and winning awards in all four acting categories.\u00a0 Villain<\/em> was also selected by the famous Kinema Junpo critics\u2019 organization as best Japanese film of the year.<\/p>\n

Directed by Lee Sang-il, whose inspirational and hugely popular Hula Girls <\/em>(2006) won Best Picture at the Japanese Academy Awards, Villain<\/em> boasts a stellar cast headed by Tsumabuki Satoshi (\u201cThe Magic Hour\u201d) and Fukatsu Eri (who won the Best Actress award at the 2010 Montreal World Film Festival<\/a> for her stunning performance), with support from Mitsushima Hikari, (\u201cLove Exposure\u201d), Kiki Kirin (\u201cStill Walking\u201d), Emoto Akira (\u201cApril Bride\u201d), and Okada Masaki (\u201cConfessions\u201d).\u00a0 The music is composed by world-renowned
\nJoe Hisaishi, who has scored many films by Hayao Miyazaki and Takeshi Kitano.\u00a0 Villain<\/em><\/strong> will open in cinemas in the UK on August 19th<\/sup> through Third Window Films.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Yuichi (Satoshi Tsumabuki) is a construction worker who has lived his entire life in a dreary fishing village. With no girlfriend or friends, he spends his days working and looking after his grandparents, with no enjoyment in life other than his car. Meanwhile, Mitsuyo (Eri Fukatsu) also lives a monotonous life pacing between the men\u2019s clothing store where she works and the apartment where she lives with her sister. When the two lonely souls meet using an online dating site, they immediately fall in love with each other. But there\u2019s a secret Yuichi had been keeping from Mitsuyo: Yuichi is the one suspected of killing the woman whose body was found at Mitsue Pass only a few days before…<\/p>\n

As Yuichi and his new lover try to elude the police, the events that led up to the murder and its aftermath are revealed. We learn the stories of the victim, the murderer, and their families – stories of loneliness, love hotels, violence and desperation, exposing the inner lives of men and woman who are not everything they appear to be.<\/p>\n

A heart rendering story with electrifying performances from the two leads, Villain<\/em> works both as a powerful character study and as a gripping thriller with enough twists and turns to keep you guessing throughout.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Notes to editors:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Villain is based on Shuichi Yoshida\u2019s novel of the same name, which sold over half a million copies in Japan. It has just been translated to English and will be released by Random House publishing on August 18th<\/sup>, 2011 \u2013 a day before the theatrical release of the film.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Certificate:\u00a0 15<\/strong>; Running time:\u00a0 140 mins<\/strong>; In Japanese with English subtitles; Colour\/35mm and Digital release<\/p>\n

Images available from:\u00a0 http:\/\/thirdwindowfilms.imgur.com\/villain<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0For Further information please contact Rabbit Publicity:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Caroline Henshaw: 0207 299 3685\/<\/strong>caroline@rabbitpublicity.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Sophie Roche: 0207 299 3683\/ <\/strong>sophie@rabbitpublicity.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Rabbit Publicity, Kenilworth House, 79-80 Margaret Street, London W1W 8TA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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